The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-25
A WATERY GRAVE /!
H. H. CARSON'S Sad END.
Drowned IN shiawassee River during
q Binding Storm, In sight Of
his own Home.

in the Shiawassee river, near his home,
during the night, spread over the city
as if by magic. At first the report
was doubted but soon proved to be
only too true, and men by the
hundred went to the spot to search
for the body, and to render assistance
to those having the work in charge
The facts in the case, as near as We
can get them, are as follows:-
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Carson
came to the city to attend the meeting
of l.. B. Quackenbush Post, G. A. r.
He was around town and dropped
into several places before time for the
Post to meet attended the meeting
and then started for home. The
members say he was unusually jolly
and full Of fun all the evening. He
was seen on his way home by several
parties, and passed by team after
crossing the M. c. track, and this was
the last ever seen of him alive. The
night was terribly dark one, and it
was almost impossible to see. About
ten o'clock, just before the terrific
storm-thunder, lightning and hail
w. S. Carson heard someone drive
past his house, just south of that of
his fathers, and supposed it was his
father returning home; about this time
Mrs. II. H. Carson heard some one
boiler "whoa" three times and took
it to be her husband. This was the
last thing heard of him. He did not
come to the house, and it was thought
the noise was made by someone else,
and that on account of the storm
Mr.. c. would probably remain with
some comrade during the night.
Thursday morning, about $500
o'clock, word was sert to Winfield
Carson of his fathers absence. After
looking around the premises some
what he came up town to see if
anyone knew of his whereabouts.
Meeting Commander Wiley of the
Post, he asked if his father had been
detailed to sit up with sick comrade,
and received a negative reply; he
informed Mr.. Wiley of his fathers
absence, and Wiley told him he had
seen Mr.. c. start home. c. S.
Gilbert and A. X. Giles were also
seen and confirmed his having started
off. Winfield then returned home
and commenced a search along the
the river bank, fearing the worst. In
few minutes he found portion of
the buggy in an eddy down the river.
Going up the river to the edge of the
ice be looked into the water and then
saw just small portion of one Of the
hind wheels above the water, but
nearly covered with snow, which had
fallen during the night. Aid was
Immediately summoned, and search
commenced. In a short time the
buggy and horse were drawn to the
shore, but no trace could be found of
the body. With the aid of dynamite
the ice tor several hundred feet down
the river was blown up and floated
off, but all to no purpose except TO
find his mittens and the cushion Of the
buggy.
There are many stories and rumois
ahoat as 10 how Mr.. Carson could
have got into the river. The gate
into which he would have driven is
but few feet from the river, just
across the road, and pathway was
made for his stock TO go there to
drink. The river at this point was
clear Of ice for distance up stream,
but solid below, the water quite high,
and the current swift. Winfield
Carson says it was hard work to drive
the horse against an ordinary rain
storm, the animal wanting to turn
and 60 the other way. His theory is
that the storm came up just as they
neared the gate, and that the horse
turned and walked off the bank and
into the river, before he could be
stopped or before Mr.. Carson could
tell just where they were on accoun,
of the storm and darkness.
III. III. Carson was born in Harrison
county, Ohio, Ga years ago; lived
there few years and then went with
HE p,repfc IN Ceuero copptv came